Ambrose Thomas Murphy

Thursday, March 12, 2015

He was a Junior in High School in 1941. He was a member of Forensics, Basketball, Boy Scouts, Boys Chorus and the photography club. That shows a lot of personal ambition at a young age to me. People always told me I looked exactly like my father; I see it now. He told me that by his picture in the next years year book they put the caption, "Let's argue."

OBITUARY:The Loyal Tribune 20 April 1939Murphy, Thomas A. (7 JUN 1863 - 12 APR 1939)Thomas A. Murphy, 75, a resident of Loyal for the past 49 years, died at 10:45 P. M.Wednesday, April 12th, at his home after a short illness. He had been sick since GoodFriday. [researcher's note: April 7, 1939]A requiem high Mass was held Saturday morning at 9 o´clock at St. Anthony´s Church.The Rev. Aloys Zinthefer officiated. Interment was made in the St. Anthony´s CatholicCemetery. Members of the fire departments, of which Mr. Murphy was a member actedas honorary pall bearers and took charge of the flowers. Serving as pall bearers wereLeo Theisen, A. Motl, Albert Davel, Fred Stutte, John Geiger, and Henry Vogel.Among the out of town relatives who attended the funeral were: Mr. and Mrs. Geo.Hemmerich and family, Mr. and Mrs. P. J. Murphy and family, Mr. and Mrs. JohnDaleiden, Mrs. M. Reardon, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Keller and family all of Milwaukee, Mrs.A. Eidenberger, Port Washington, Mrs. E. Leonhard, Mr. Fred Leonhard of Dorchester,Mr. and Mrs. N. Hindel, Dorchester, Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Leonhard and family ofWaukesha, Mr. and Mrs. Peter Leonhard of Marshfield, Mrs. Mary Hardinger, Mr. andMrs. John Hardinger, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Hardinger, Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Hardinger, Mr.Frank and Edward Hardinger, Mr. and Mrs. Aug. Brandt all of Marshfield, Mr. and Mrs.John Fisher, Spencer, Mr. Louis Zinthefer, Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Zinthefer, Miss LeonaZinthefer, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Zinthefer, Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph Zinthefer, Mr. and Mrs.Wm. Zinthefer, Mrs. M. Yaeger and Mr. Frank Fleischman all of Marshfield.Mr. Murphy was born in Theresa, Wis., June 7, 1863. He was married in St. Michael´sCatholic Church in Hewitt to Barbara Zinthefer in February 1891.Shortly after his marriage Mr. and Mrs. Murphy came to Loyal where he worked for thesame stave and heading mill for 30 years. After the mill closed he started a custom sawmill which he conducted for 14 years. He also operated a steam shovel in Milwaukee.Mr. Murphy was a member of the Village Board for one term and also a member of theLoyal Fire Department since it was first organized, and also one of the original membersof the Catholic Church.Surviving besides his wife, who has been confined to a wheel chair for several years,are two sons William and Joseph Murphy, Loyal, two grandsons, three brothers, John,Matt and Ed. Murphy Milwaukee, and two sisters, Mrs. Mary O'Neil and Mrs. CatherineViebrantz also of Milwaukee.

Monday, November 5, 2012

Monday, February 27, 2012

I painted this picture so that the grass in the scene resembled how my fathers hair looked as he lay in the hospital bed. It combines many symbolic themes.

Indeed it reminded me of Laurel. A Laurel wreath crown for ones head was the highest honor a roman could receive.

Timothy from the Bible that goes something like, “A new grain of wheat can not form until a seed is shed.”

In this painting I have taken that symbolism and it is seen creating a rainbow streak of light.

The painting was painted on the first piece of recycled paper that I ever made. The paper was made from my fathers old check stubs from Milwaukee Public Schools where he was a reading teacher for over 35 years.

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Welcome to my Blogs. My name is Thomas Murphy and I love the forest and wildlife areas of Wisconsin and would like to share my thoughts and the pictures I have taken of the natural areas of Wisconsin.
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